by Sir John Hawkins

John Hawkins's book 101 Things All Young Adults Should Know is filled with lessons that newly minted adults need in order to get the most out of life. Gleaned from a lifetime of trial, error, and writing it down, Hawkins provides advice everyone can benefit from in short, digestible chapters.

‘A 46-year-old man was this evening arrested at his home in Croydon on suspicion of inciting racial hatred on social media,’ said the Metropolitan Police.

‘He has been taken to a south London police station and enquiries continue.’

I think he has every right to post whatever he wants on Twitter – after all, it IS his social media account. By the same token, however, he needs to understand that free speech does not mean that he has freedom from any consequence that may come from his words. People will either agree, disagree or be ambiguous to your words. If Mr. Doyle does not like the consequences, perhaps social media is not the place for him.